On Friday, Shares of Xylem Inc (NYSE:XYL), gained 1.12% to $32.49.
Xylem Inc., declared that it has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America for the fourth successive year in recognition of its ongoing sustainability initiatives. The Company was also comprised again in the FTSE4Good Index Series, which recognizes companies that have met stringent environmental, social and governance practices.
“We firmly believe that as a global corporate citizen, we have a responsibility to lead by example and contribute in meaningful ways to the global sustainability agenda,” said Patrick Decker, President and CEO of Xylem. “Our business objectives as a leader in the water space go hand-in-hand with our commitment to solve water in ways that ensure a safe, reliable, and sustainable supply of water now and in the future. These recognitions affirm the value of our efforts to advance sustainable business practices and report on them in a transparent way.”
Xylem Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and application of engineered technologies for the water and wastewater applications. The company operates in two segments, Water Infrastructure and Applied Water.
Shares of PNC Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:PNC), declined -0.20% to $90.35, during its last trading session.
The PNC Financial Services Group, declared that Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer William S. Demchak will discuss business performance and strategy at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York City at 9:45 a.m. (ET) on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. operates as a diversified financial services company in the United States. It operates through six segments: Retail Banking, Corporate & Institutional Banking, Asset Administration Group, Residential Mortgage Banking, BlackRock, and Non-Planned Assets Portfolio.
At the end of Friday’s trade, Shares of Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC), gained 0.40% to $49.93.
Lincoln Financial Group, declared that Karen Fowler-Williams, senior vice president of Employee Relations, has received Profiles in Diversity Journal’s 2015 Women Worth Watchingaward in recognition of her passion, potential and positive influence inside and outside the workplace. The women highlighted in this year’s issue represent corporations, government agencies and nonprofits from across North America and Europe.
Fowler-Williams joined Lincoln Financial Group in 1989, and she has been an integral part of the company’s Human Resources leadership team, which is responsible for HR governance enterprise-wide. In her role, she oversees HR policy development, employee relations, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) compliance and risk administration, threat assessment, recognition, tuition reimbursement, and other employee programs.
“Karen’s continued career growth and success, together with her commitment to those around her, serve as a true inspiration for women in the workforce and in the community,” said Allison Green, senior vice president and chief diversity officer for Lincoln Financial Group. “She joins 100 other business trailblazers, who are well-deserving of this honor for their tireless contributions and renowned leadership abilities in their respective business. We extend to her our sincere congratulations for receiving this award.”
Lincoln National Corporation, through its auxiliaries, engages in multiple insurance and retirement businesses in the United States. It operates through Annuities, Retirement Plan Services, Life Insurance, and Group Protection segments.
Finally, Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), ended its last trade with 0.16% gain, and closed at $74.67.
Akamai Technologies, through the company’s Prolexic Security Engineering & Research Team (PLXsert), a new cybersecurity case study. Akamai shared details of an improvement in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks from the Bitcoin extortionist group DD4BC, based on PLXsert’s observation of attack traffic targeted at customers from September 2014 through August 2015. Since April 2015, the team identified 114 DD4BC attacks, counting more aggressive measures that target brand reputation through social media.
“DD4BC has been using the threat of DDoS attacks to secure Bitcoin payments from its victims for protection against future attacks,” said Stuart Scholly, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Security Division at Akamai. “The latest attacks – focused primarily on the financial service industry – involved new strategies and tactics intended to harass, extort and ultimately embarrass the victim publically.”
Akamai Technologies, Inc. provides cloud services for delivering, optimizing, and securing online content and business applications in the United States and internationally.
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